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Learn how to foster student engagement, cultivate empathy, and encourage a love of reading by bringing diverse literature into the classroom in culturally responsive ways!

Using an instructional coaching framework, Read Outside Your Bubble: Expand Your Bookshelf, Expand Your World  introduces teachers to a new mindset for helping students develop literacy and become lifelong readers. By building an accessible and inclusive literacy curriculum, you can pique students’ interest in the world outside their bubbles. “Bubbles” are identity markers of race, religion, orientation, and socio-economic status. In this book, as an instructional coach and parent I use a conversational and research-backed approach to introducing my L.E.A.P framework, which guides you through the process of crafting your curriculum. You’ll also learn how to develop lesson plans that increase compassion, cultivate empathy, and encourage a love of reading and history.

  • Follow the research-backed L.E.A.P. framework to choose diverse reading selections for K-12 classrooms
  • Learn step-by-step techniques for creating an inclusive curriculum that engages students in literacy
  • Help turn students into lifelong learners by encouraging them to think beyond their own circumstances and think critically about the world around them
  • Teach students how to compare and contrast themes and ideas across content areas

The primary audience is teachers, curriculum coaches, curriculum specialists, instructional coaches, and homeschooling parents will appreciate the practical, future-minded approach in Read Outside Your Bubble. This book brings diversity into homes and classrooms in a way that will prepare students to participate in the creation of a more inclusive world.

I would love for you to order my book! I cannot wait to connect with you even more! Check me out on Instagram @loveteachbless! Connect soon!

Excerpt from my Breaking Boundaries webinar!

We Must Remember

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This MLK Day.

The day that we honor Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. we not forget all that he fought for. We must not forget all that he endured. We must not forget the truth of his story. We must continue to learn, teach it to our kids, and teach it to our students.

That he—Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. fought for the human rights for Black folks, victims of injustice and impoverished people. That he was a father and husband to Coretta Scott King all while doing this great work in community with others.

He prayed.
He locked arms.
He held hands.
He marched.
He preached.
He spoke.
His legacy lives through us.
We must continue this work.

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Cultivating Lifelong Readers

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Studies like this one —> https://www.arts.gov/stories/blog/2024/federal-data-reading-pleasure-all-signs-show-slump show a huge drop in reading in adults, which may have implications for literacy skills and engagement in lifelong learning.

As educators, we have a responsibility to not only teach reading effectively but to also cultivate a love for reading in students. I believe these are essential steps in combating the reading decline and ensure students are motivated to continue reading throughout their lives.

We must teach effective strategies and skills to ensure that students develop strong reading skills, which includes making sure our students are recognizing words, reading fluently, comprehending text, while incorporating diverse reading materials, fostering a reading-friendly environment, and engaging students’ interests.

Through collaboration, ongoing learning and teaching up, we can help our reading crisis one book, one lesson, at a time. We can help to cultivate lifelong readers.